Table 1.

Selected dimensions in multidimensional poverty measurement

Wellbeing	Dimension	Indicator	Description and deprivation cutoff	Weight
Objective wellbeing	Income	Income per capita	Income per capita is lower than national poverty line	1
	Health	Medical expense per capita	Medical expense per capita is higher than 1000 Yuan a	1
	Assets	Computer or fridge ownership	The household lacks neither the computer nor the fridge	1
	Public service	Accessibility to bus station or railway station	The transportation to the bus station or railway station is not convenient	1
Subjective wellbeing	Overall satisfaction	Self-rated overall satisfaction	The score of self-rated overall satisfaction is less than 5 points b	1
	Happiness	Self-rated happiness	The score of self-rated happiness is less than 5 points c	1

^a Yuan is Chinese currency unit, 1 USD = 6.95 Yuan

^b The score of self-rated overall satisfaction ranges from 1 to 10 points in the questionnaire

^c The score of self-rated happiness ranges from 1 to 10 points in the questionnaire